Battle of the Books

A reading incentive program for students in 5th and 6th grades at Altus Intermediate School: Students read books (listed below) and come together, usually in groups of 4 to 5 students, to demonstrate their abilities and to test their knowledge of the books they have read. The student competitions are usually similar to the TV series Family Feud or Whiz Kids styles of competitions.

BOB List for 2020-2021

Genre Title Author Notes

SciFi	Among the Hidden	Margaret Haddix
Classic	Charlotte’s Web	E.B. White
BIO	Chasing Lincoln's Killer	James Swanson	violence
Historical	Cracker	Cynthia Kadohata	violence
Realistic	Freak the Mighty	Rodman Philbrick
Realistic	Harris & Me	Gary Paulsen	language
Historical	I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic	Lauren Tarshis
Fantasy	Jack	Liesl Shurtliff
Historical	Making Bombs for Hitler	Marsha Skrypuch
Graphic	Sisters	Raina Telgemeier
Realistic	The Schwa Was Here	Neil Shusterman
Horror	Took	Mary Downing Hahn	supernatural
BIO	Who Was Stan Lee	Geoff Edgers
Realistic	Wrecking Ball Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Jeff Kinney

Books are available at the following locations:

Altus Intermediate Library

"Sora" app online

Reading Teachers

Altus Public Library

Altus Air Force Base Library

Whirlwind Book Bar

Virtual Library: Book Trailers

Need additional information?bwaldroop@altusps.com

5th grade must read 6 books from the list to qualify: 6th grade must read 8 books from the list to qualify.

students must pass reading comprehension test with 70% or higher on selected books to qualify: *tests are available from the reading teachers.